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Robeco QI Institutional Global Developed Momentum Equities invests in stocks with a positive momentum, i.e. equities benefiting from trends, factoring in both stock valuation and risk. The fund's long term aim is to harvest the momentum premium by selecting the most attractive stocks with a positive momentum. The selection of these stocks is carried out using a quantitative model, which ranks stocks, based on a number of momentum variables as well as value, quality and low-volatility variables.

The value of the investments may fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.Annualized (for periods longer than one year).Cumulized (total amount of return).Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.

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The value of the investments may fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.Annualized (for periods longer than one year).Cumulized (total amount of return).Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.

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ESG Integration policy

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are systematically integrated in the highly disciplined investment process, by using the ESG scores from the RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The ESG integration aims for a total ESG score of the portfolio higher than the index. Moreover, the scores on the Environmental, Social and Governance dimensions should also be higher than the index, to ensure that the ESG enhancement is reached across all three dimensions. This ensures that stocks with higher ESG scores are more likely to be included in the portfolio while stocks of companies that have very poor ESG scores are more likely to be divested from the portfolio. With these portfolio construction rules we aim for an ESG profile of the fund that is above average compared to its peers. In addition, stocks with corporate governance issues or stocks that have major litigation or regulatory risk may be excluded from the investable universe. Next to ESG integration, Robeco has an exclusion policy and conducts proxy voting and engagement activities based on International Corporate Governance Network objectives.

Investment policy

Robeco QI Institutional Global Developed Momentum Equities is part of Robeco's offering on factor premiums and invests in stocks with a positive momentum, i.e. equities benefiting from trends, factoring in both stock valuation and risk. The fund's long term aim is to harvest the momentum premium by selecting the most attractive stocks with a positive momentum. The selection of these stocks is carried out using a quantitative model, which ranks stocks, based on a number of momentum variables as well as value, quality and low-volatility variables. We expect the fund to perform particularly well in trending markets. In correcting markets, we expect the fund to lag its reference index but suffer relatively fewer losses than a generic momentum strategy. Over the longer term, we expect returns to exceed the market average with a risk profile in line with the market.

Expectation of fund manager

The fund follows a bottom-up driven investment strategy to gain exposure to the proven momentum factor. Rather than using generic factor definitions, it uses Robeco's enhanced momentum definition to avoid unrewarded risk and maximize its return potential. Generic momentum strategies tend to take dynamic style bets resulting in high sensitivity towards market reversals. Robeco’s enhanced momentum factor is designed to avoid these unwanted effects. Furthermore, the strategy aims to prevent that exposure to the momentum factor results in negative exposure to other factors, like value, low-volatility and quality. By doing so, the strategy avoids unwanted and unintended factor tilts. It is a rules-based process that tries to avoid unnecessary transaction costs by only buying stocks if the expected gains outweigh the costs of the trade.

Joop Huij, Rob van Bommel, Simon Lansdorp, Daniel Haesen

Joop Huij, Rob van Bommel, Simon Lansdorp, Daniel Haesen

Joop Huij, PhD, Executive Director, Head of Factor Investing Equities and Head of Factor Index Research. Mr. Huij, Head of Factor Investing Equities and Head of Factor Indexing Research, is responsible for the Factor Investing strategies which include the Value-, Momentum-, Quality- and Multi-Factor Equities strategies, the Factor Indexes, and the Bespoke Factor Solutions. As a head of both teams he coordinates the portfolio management, factor index research and development of customized factor investing solutions. He specializes in empirical asset pricing and investment strategies. Mr. Huij also holds a part-time position as Associate Professor (with tenure) of Finance at Rotterdam School of Management. He has published in various academic journals including the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Financial Markets, and Financial Analyst Journal. Mr. Huij started his career as a researcher in 2007. He holds a PhD in Finance from Rotterdam School of Management and a Master’s degree in Informatics & Economics (cum laude) from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Mr. Van Bommel is a Portfolio Manager with the Factor Investing Equities team and is responsible for the Value-, Momentum-, Quality- and Multi-Factor portfolios. He joined Robeco in 1990 as a quant analyst. He then became Portfolio Manager UK Equities and subsequently Head of the European Equities team. He also managed Global Equities excl. US (EAFE) for US institutional clients. He was also closely involved in the establishment of Robeco’s quantitative equity investing activities in the mid-1990s. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Mr. Lansdorp is Portfolio Manager with the Factor Investing Equities team and is responsible for the Value-, Momentum-, Quality- and Multi-Factor portfolios, Bespoke Factor Investing portfolios as well as on customizing factor investing solutions. His areas of expertise include factor allocation, stock selection and portfolio construction. Mr. Lansdorp joined Robeco as a Researcher in 2009. Within the Factor Investing Research team, he did factor-related research; developed the Value, Momentum and Quality factor strategies and (multi-)factor indexes; and built tailored factor solutions. He holds an MSc in Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and a PhD in Finance from the Tinbergen Institute. He has published in the Journal of Financial Markets. Daniel Haesen is Portfolio Manager within the Factor Investing Equities team and is responsible for Value-, Momentum, Quality- and Multi-Factor portfolios. He specializes in factor research. Daniel started his career in the industry at Robeco in 2003 as a Researcher with a focus on quant selection research, working on both equity and corporate bond multi-factor selection models. He was also responsible for quantitative sustainability and quantitative allocation research. He holds a Master's in Econometrics and Quantitative Finance from Tilburg University in the Netherlands and is a CFA® charterholder.

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Fiscal product treatment

The fund is established in the Netherlands. The fund is tax transparent for Dutch corporate-income tax purposes. This means that all results, from a Dutch tax perspective, deemed to be attributed directly to the investors. As a consequence, the fund is not liable to corporate income tax and is not required to withhold Dutch withholding tax on any distribution.

Fiscal treatment of investor

As the fund is tax transparent for Dutch income tax purposes, all net income profits and losses of the fund are deemed received directly by the investor. Therefore the fund will pay out all net income annually. Due to its tax transparent status the fund will apply as much as possible the withholding tax rates applicable to the investor. The above is based on the current fiscal legislation and regulations in the Netherlands. We advise investors to consult their financial or tax adviser about the tax consequences of an investment in this fund in their specific circumstances before deciding to invest in the fund.

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